Thursday 24 January 2013

Wilthorpe Marsh (North) and Lower Barugh Sewage farm farm

Failed to get a Jack Snipe yesterday so thought I would try again.  I only did the north section of Wlithorpe Marsh today and was immediately rewarded by flushing 2 Water rails, 4 Snipe and 1 Jack Snipe.  also in the area were 28 lapwings and a Green woodpecker.  A had spotted Upland Tyke on the sewage farm so I a gave him a call and thereafter we birded the Sewage farm together.  At the sewage farm we had 1 Green Sandpiper, 70 Pied Wags, 50 Meadow Pipits, 2 Grey Wags, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Kestrel, 3 Read Bunts and a Mute Swan.  Upland Tyke had previousley had a Goosander on the river.  Whilst chatting before we left we saw a fox and a Pergrine falcon flying north.    

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